I wanted to look like me, but fresher, younger and more symmetrical

Turkey is saturated with plastic surgeons. It can be confusing to select the right surgeon for your specific needs. I started my research a year ago, followed surgeons on social media and realself, checked their qualifications, flew to Turkey twice for consultations. All the hard work paid off because I found Dr Cem!!

The best of the best surgeons on REALSELF dont achieve the 5* ratings!! Dr Cem has 5* ... this is what initially caught my eye. I could write reems about why choose Dr Cem, but I will try and keep this to the point.

Qualification: Dr Cem is a "Facial Surgeon". Face is a complicated organ, it is critical to choose a specialist who knows the workings of facial muscles and nerves. Many plastic surgeons offer facelifts, but I wanted to choose a specialist in facial field. He is also European Board certified and trains other plastic surgeons for facelift.

My Requirement: Midface lift, bring symmetry to the face, under eye rejuvunation, jawline enhancement, liplift
My Need: I wanted to rejuvenate and enhance my natural beauty. I didn't want darastic change to look like someone else. I wanted to look like me, but fresher, younger and more symmetrical

Consultation: First impressions matter. It was easy to see that Dr Cem was knowledgeable, ethical, a good listener, empathetic to my needs and honest about the outcome of the surgery. He did not lead me down the garden path to make money. In fact, the opposite, I wanted a full face lift and he talked me out of it.

Pre-Surgery 2nd Consult: Saw Dr Cem the day before the surgery and we finalised midface lift & pinch bleph. Dr Cem talked me out of having a liplift. I was gob-smacked, other surgeons talk you into surgery to make money. But Dr Cem puts his patients needs above financial gain. Dr Cem's bedside manner made me feel confident about my choice.

Customization: I asked Dr Cem to lift the cheek from under eye incision as well as from the temporal incision. We agreed on this. Dr Cem convinced me to go for transconjunctivital approach to reduce the risk of ectropian (lower lid drooping)

Surgery: I saw Dr Cem the day after the surgery. He was pleased with the surgery and informed me that he didn't perform the pinch bleph as during the operation, Dr Cem decided that it was in my best interest to leave the pinch bleph till the under eye area has healed from the tranconjunct trauma. Again, I was grateful for his insight, and impressed with his ability to make the right decision for his patient and his ethics to put my best interest ahead of making money.

I am now 10 days post surgery, the healing continues ... face still very swollen and I have cat eyes at the moment, which will ease with time. I am back to work from tomorrow. Luckily, its via Zoom, I am hoping no one will notice the surgical intervention.

I am choosing to remain anonymous and dont want to share my pics publicly, but if you are considering Dr Cem, and would like help, send me a message and I will share pics privately.

Summary: If you want a surgeon who is capable, gifted, ethical, empathetic and put your needs ahead of making money, look no further. Personally, I have found my surgeon for life. May it be myself or my friends, I am never going to anyone else for my aesthetic needs.